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The essential pulse

 May 11, 2015

Lentils, chickpeas and dry beans serve a valuable function on non-commercial menus.

Workforce

Meet 2015 Silver Plate winner Mary Arlinda Hill

 May 11, 2015

For Mary Arlinda Hill, the drive to improve the well-being of her students, 90 percent of whom qualify for free or reduced-price meals, is personal.

Operations

Board alleges cafeteria union negotiated in bad faith

May 11, 2015

Faced with an outsourcing decision, one Connecticut school board filed a complaint with the state’s Board of Labor Relations alleging the cafeteria workers union negotiated a tentative agreement in bad faith.

Operations

Senator intent on rewriting child nutrition law

May 11, 2015

Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Pat Roberts wants to enact a new child nutrition law, giving schools more flexibility in meeting standards for school meals.

Steal This Idea

Networking scavenger hunt

May 11, 2015

I brought three of my chefs with me to MenuDirections 2015 and gave each of them a list of brain-healthy foods and ingredients to find at the conference, along with certain people they would have to talk with to find out more about the foods.

Menu

Siding with barbecue

By Kate Parham Kordsmeier on May 11, 2015

When it comes to barbecue, foodservice directors are balancing authenticity with innovation in their side dishes.

Menu

Pulses hit their stride

By Lindsey Ramsey on May 11, 2015

Farmers are gearing up to satisfy increasing demand for pulses worldwide.

Workforce

Meet the 2015 Silver Plate winners

May 11, 2015

From spearheading tough renovations to championing wellness programs that resonate, these non-commercial operators’ feats and passion make them best in class.

Operations

Aramark outsourcing positive for some, others lose jobs

May 11, 2015

An Arkansas school district has outsourced food services to Aramark, which promises to hire all child nutrition employees with raises and bonuses. However, the foodservice director and foodservice bookkeeper are out.

Operations

Board officials defend one Pennsylvania school district’s food

May 11, 2015

Despite a former Metz Management Culinary employees’ criticism of Hanover Area’s school food, the board president found nothing wrong with it.

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